White Knuckles on White-Water a White-Wash by Patrick Jourdain
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Issue No. 5 Editors: Barry Rigal & Peter Gill – Layout Editor: Akis Kanaris Friday, 7 July 2006 White Knuckles on White-Water A White-Wash by Patrick Jourdain Attached to this bulletin is the voting form for the WBF Youth Award. Please complete it and return to one of the camp organizers. Team Sports Team sports will take place this afternoon at 14:30. Squads should be of 6-8 players, from at least four differ- ent nationalities. Activities will include Beach Volleyball, Mini-soccer, Basketball and swimming. Thomas Schoenfeldt will be organizing, so please speak to him if you need help in putting your team together. Those of you who thought the rafters would have a quiet TUESDAY time compared with the skiers were wrong. "What's its going to be like?" asked one of the girls. "Have you seen The River Departure times, i.e. exact time and location from which Wild?", I said. "Don't mention Deliverance, you'll worry us all," your flight or train leaves, MUST be advised on the notice- said one of the Americans. board by TODAY (Friday) at 6pm. Seven boats with five in each set out. I think they all sur- vived.We had been warned not to take mobile phones on the raft, but no-one suggested leaving the packed lunches, towels, OUTING ON SATURDAY money etc. on the bus. The steering incompetence was hilarious. A boat has mo- If you want to go on Saturday's Bratislava outing which mentum, and once it starts swinging it will continue to swing. leaves at 8-45am and returns in time for dinner,you MUST Unaware of this several were overcorrecting every time a sign up on the list on the notice-board. There is a maxi- strong current came, and spent as much time going back- mum of 90 people.A hotel lunch will be provided for those wards as forwards with the downriver flow. not going, who have free time for unorganised activities Then the first white-water appeared. It only lasted a few such as football, going to Piestany spas or visiting the lake. tens of metres, but five of the seven boats did not make it up- right, and quickly turned over and sank. Packed lunches, water bottles, anything loose, went careering down river. Everyone had to struggle to the bank to lift and turn the rafts to empty Schedule for Today them of water. continued on page 7 08:30 – 09:45 Breakfast 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch Teams Tournament 13:15 – 14:15 Lecture 14:30 Team Sports The Teams Tournament on Friday and Saturday evening is 18:00 – 19:30 Dinner a two session event. Your team can have four, five or six 20:00 Teams Tournament Part I team members, but at most two can come from the same 23:30 Snack country. 7th WORLD JUNIOR BRIDGE CAMP Piestany, Slovakia Lecture Two – Psychology & Behaviour by Patrick Jourdain Do not Copy Your Elders, do Better! Behaviour: (Scores to be decided by your opponents) Plus points:As dummy you give a plausible reason for declar- 1. For your opponents er's losing line. (Other than that he is an idiot! Editor) Always greet them. Do not gloat over or patronise their er- In defence you give a good reason how a different play by rors.Always start with the assumption that they are ethical. If you could have avoided the mistake made by partner. you have to call the TD, give advance warning: "We had bet- In bidding, when your side has reached the wrong contract, ter call the Director…." Do not claim redress merely be- cause you hope to get the benefit of the doubt.Try to avoid if you can suggest a different bid by yourself which your op- discussions that exclude opponents. If you lose a match con- ponents agree would have been better than the one you ac- gratulate them.At the prize-giving,APPLAUD. tually made. Minus points: If you remove the cards from the first board of 2. For officials a round without having said hello to the opponents. If you Listen to instructions. Do your administrative duties consci- argue with either side, or the Director. entiously. Accept rulings gracefully which are not in your Hands for Lecture 2 favour. Be less inclined to appeal where an adjustment is not made in your favour, than when it has been made against you. Hand 1 Play to a reasonable speed. [ 8 6 2 3. For partner ] A Q 9 How can critical remarks help the partnership? Most argu- { A J 5 2 ments are defensive. Never use sarcasm or humiliation. Sym- } A K 4 pathise with mechanical error.When dummy, start from the [ K Q 10 9 7 4 3 N [5 assumption that declarer had a reason for choosing the los- ] 8 5 ] 7 6 4 3 2 ing line. In defence remember that partner's mistakes could W E often have been avoided with your help. In bidding, when dis- { Q 7 { 9 3 agreeing about the meaning of a bid, remember: } 10 8S } J 9 6 5 2 (a) lack of prior agreement is a joint fault; [A J (b) many arguments can be avoided by referring to a ] K J 10 written agreement; { K 10 8 6 4 (c) the system should not be changed at the table; } Q 7 3 (d) if an undefined bid is clarified at once (in case it aris- es again before the end of play), say: "For the moment, shall The bidding: we…?" Neither player must treat this as settling who was South West North East right or wrong. An occasional "Well done" does no harm! 1{ 2[ 3[ Pass 3NT Pass 6NT All pass 4. For yourself Opening lead: Spade king. South must duck the first spade in Forget the past, only the current deal matters. Elation and depression are both dangerous. Prepare for important events: order to get more of a count on the hand, and finds West has learn what makes you play well or badly: seven.Then South tests clubs and hearts.West has two cards Usually bad: alcohol, over-eating, travel, watching TV, even in each suit and must have two diamonds. So the {Q must reading newspapers, too much sun. But above all TIREDNESS drop. & WORRY. Hand 2 Dealer: South Usually good: physical fitness, confidence in and a liking for partner, knowledge of the system. [8 7 ] A 6 4 Exercise { Q J 10 9 5 During the duplicate: Memory: Look at and memorise your cards before bidding } A Q 3 then return them to the slot. Bid without seeing your cards. [ Q 10 9 5 2N [ J 6 3 When play starts dummy goes face upwards, but the other ] K 5 3 ] J 7 2 W E three players must name the card they are to play: number { A 6 { K 8 3 and suit. Dummy checks to see whether the player holds that } 10 6 2S } 8 7 5 4 card. If he does, he plays it and scores 1 point, if he does not [ A K 4 have the card, he loses one point and must state again what card he is to play.After losing two points, dummy makes him ] Q 10 9 8 play the closest card that he has (e.g. if he says [6, then [7 { 7 4 2 but only has [5 he loses two points and plays [5). } K J 9 2 3 - 10 July 2006 7th WORLD JUNIOR BRIDGE CAMP West leads a spade against South's 3NT,reached after South has shown 12-14 balanced. South wins the second spade (in 3rd Pairs Tournament case spades are 6-2 with the diamond honours split, when ducking will exhaust East of his spades) and should the sneak- by Peter Gill ily cross to dummy with }Q in order to lead the {Q, as if fi- It's always a thrill to make a doubled contract against a nessing. A smart East will still rise with the king to protect World Champion, especially when you are 14 year old partner's entry, after all, if declarer has {A you won't set the Nabil Edgtton, the second youngest participant at the hand, will you? Did anyone find this at the table? Camp. Nabil is on his second overseas trip, the previous Hand 3 one being to the New Zealand Nationals last year as a member of the Australian Colts Bridge Team. [8 7 ] Q 10 9 7 Board 10. Dealer East All Vul. { Q J 8 3 2 [ 7 4 3 } 10 3 ] 10 8 7 4 3 [ A Q 4 3N [ K 6 5 2 { K J 6 ] A K 5 3 2 ] 4 }K 2 W E { 6 { A K 9 5 4 [ K 9 6N [ Q J } K 9 4S } Q 6 5 ] J 9 6 ] A K Q 5 2 W E [ J 10 9 { 10 7 4 2 { Q 5 ] J 8 6 } J 8 6S } A 10 4 3 { 10 7 [ A 10 8 5 2 } A J 8 7 2 ]– The bidding is up to you, but a possible sequence might be { A 9 5 3 1{-1]-1[-4{ (splinter, even in partner's suit!) etc. to 6[. } Q 9 7 5 South leads a trump and declarer must play to set up hearts not diamonds because of the entry position. The best se- West North East South quence involves winning [K, and playing ]A ruff a heart, club Houlberg Bilde Grue Edgtton towards the }K.